Independent research group OCTA will now serve as Go Negosyo’s advisory team on data analysis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Go Negosyo and OCTA Research signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Tuesday, Oct. 19, following a series of wins for the...
(RITM) The Research Institute on Tropical Medicine (RITM) said that the COVID-19 test results produced by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) were found "valid and reliable." "We found no evidence of contamination for the 48 cases tested by PRC Subic that may have led to the generation of false positive...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila further slipped to 0.55--its lowest since May, independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, Oct. 19. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the current reproduction number in Metro Manila...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Monday, Oct. 18, said the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila continues to improve, as seen in the declining number of new infections and hospitalizations. Metro Manila averaged 1,448 COVID-19 cases per day over the...
The OCTA Research group on Sunday, Oct. 17, flagged the increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases observed in the cities of Zamboanga and Naga. OCTA Research In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said that Naga City had a one-week growth rate of infections of 61 percent, while Zamboanga City...
People flock at the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach in Manila after it was reopened to the public on Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines may see between 5,000 to 6,000 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) per day by the end of October, independent research group OCTA said Sunday, Oct....
The eating behavior of school-age children can be improved by school-based nutrition interventions, based on the study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology and Food and Research Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
The Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) launched Friday, Oct. 15, its enhanced nutribun sweet potato variant in a move to address the increasing incidence of malnutrition in the country. (Screengrab from DOST-FNRI YouTube page) The launch of the...
Quezon City is now under moderate risk for COVID-19 as the number of infections continues to drop, the local government announced on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Based on the latest report of OCTA Research Group, the average new daily cases dropped to 506, which is more than half of the 1,117 cases recorded...
The City of Taguig has fully vaccinated 100 percent of its revised target population. According to the city government, as of Oct. 13, 611,990 individuals in Taguig have been fully immunized including those vaccinated in private hubs in the city. Vaccination in Taguig (Taguig City government)...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) All areas in Metro Manila are now at “moderate-risk” classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Oct. 14. In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the COVID-19 reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR),...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The country's seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is down to less than 10,000 cases for the first time since early August, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Oct. 13. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido said the country's weekly...
